The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
The East.

MAINE--The Portland Ministers,
Rev. Messrs. Crosley and Blanchard,
united at Deering with Rev. Mr.. Shinn's
parish in a Thanksgiving service. DR..
j. P. Weston also took part in the service.
The Kirmess Of the Church of the Mes
slab, Portland, realized over 81, 450-The
debt of this church is now reduced to
$500.
VERMONT.-Springfield.-Rs L. L.
Greene accepts a unanimous call to this
excellent parish.
MASSACHUSETTS.-Re G. E. Rice,
of East Cambridge, who has accepted the
call to Utica, N. Y, was given reception
and banquet at Young's Hotel by minis
ters and others in Boston and vicinity
who appreciate the special value OF his
work at East Cambridge The affair took
meeting OF the Universalist Social Union
was held Nov. Is, at the Parker House.
Rev. A. g. Rogers read paper on Gre
ligious Life in the Great Cities" Rev.
VI W. DiChAOh, VI 1lOW6b, Wd6 IOuuluu-
ed by his people, Nov. 5, of his fiftieth
birthday in a very pleasing manner.
They gave him a reception" and other
good things The Merrimac Valley con-
at Lowell in the Shattuck street church.
Rev. V. Lincoln preached, a devotional
service was held, and Rev. Messrs. J. G.
Snow and A. f. Walch delivered ad-
dresses respectively on the aggressive
ness of Christianity" and Christianity
a Cheerful Help" The meeting was a
very spirited one.
NEW YORK.-State Items.-Rev. FL.
O. Munson is prospecting at Hammond if
increased and increasing congreg atoms
are the token.-Rev. B. Drumming is Civ
ing series of doctrinal and practical
lectures on Sunday evenings at Sher-
burne.-Black Lake is now served by
Rev. 81. G. Munson on alternate Sunday
afternoons. A Sunday School has been
recently organized The Chaplin Indus.
trial Circle, composed of little girls, col
lected the apportionment of the Oneonta
parish for the State Convention.-Rev
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oxford, is conducting
special services at Brisbin with good re-
sults-Rev FL. 0. Summers, formerly in
the Methodist ministry, is now Univer-
salist pastor at Upper Lisle.- A spirited
conference was recently held at Smith
ville.-Rsv. J. d. Corby, of Herkimer,
who has recently taken to himself wife,
was welcomed with his bride to newly
furnished house on his return to his peo-
ple.-The Herkimer parish feels the re-
cent loss of Judge Prescott very deeply.
Rev. Mary T. Whitney was ordained at
Newport, Nov. Is, il the presence of
large congregation. Rev. Daniel Ballou,
of Utica, preached the sermon.
New York and BrOOklyn.-Rsv. DIR.
@. Ell. Eaton, OF the Church of the Divine
Paternity, accompanied the Peace Dele
CATION to Washington, by the invitation
of Andrew Carnegie.-The new Fourth
Brooklyn parish, Of which Rsv. A. Conk-
lin is pastor, gave "Fete Artisque" re-
Gently and realized a large sum for the
church fund. Longfellow's Dream was
produced on. the occasion.-Dr. Gunni-
son reports that the social life of the
churches is being firmly utilized in the di
rection of the welfare of the parishes
The November meeting of the Universal
list Club was held at Clark's on the even
ing of the 18th ult. 1t was Ladies' night
and the attendance was large.
PENNSYLVANIA Series of Social
Gatherings are in progress at the Church
of the Messiah, Philadelphia Mr..
Bisbee is delivering series of doctrinal
sermons in the Church of the Restora-
ton on Sunday evenings. Rev. DIR. 81.
r. Nye, of Towanda, recently preached
at Norwood, Mass, to wide acceptance.
NEW JERSEY-Re w. s. Grove has
organized club of the gentlemen of the
Newark parish, somewhat after the style
of the New York, Boston and Rhode Island
clubs. The social welfare of the parish
is the primary consideration.